Senior Director, Supplier Relationship Management

Teva; Haarlem; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working schedules

Generous annual leave

Health support programs

Career development via Twist platform

Job summary

Teva seeks a Senior Director, Supplier Relationship Management, to lead an external manufacturing site network ensuring reliable patient supply and regulatory compliance. The role oversees cross-functional partners and drives manufacturing readiness, process improvements, and lifecycle management across multiple sites.

The incumbent collaborates with Quality, Regulatory, MSAT, and Finance to optimize costs and performance, while sustaining a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive biologics experience in manufacturing or related roles.
• 10+ years leadership in biologics manufacturing including external manufacturing/CDMO management.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, manufacturing science, and process validation.
• Experience supporting regulatory filings and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end manufacturing operations across external partners to ensure reliable patient supply.
• Establish governance, metrics, and management review programs for performance.
• Identify supplier risks and implement proactive mitigation strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost optimization in external manufacturing.
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, and MSAT to maintain cGMP compliance.
• Develop long-term supplier strategies and capital planning.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

cGMP knowledge

Regulatory filings

Contract manufacturing

Stakeholder engagement

Financial acumen

Change management

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Biotechnology

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Job description

We Are Teva

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

Our Team, Your Impact

The Senior Director, Supplier Relationship Management, serves as the External Manufacturing Site Manager and has accountability for manufacturing performance across a multi-partner external network, ensuring reliable patient supply, product quality, regulatory compliance, technical robustness, capacity readiness, and cost competitiveness. The role leads a cross functional team of business partners representing Manufacturing, Quality, MS&T, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Engineering, Procurement, and Finance as a virtual plant management team (SRT Supplier Relationship Team). The External Manufacturing Site Manager serves as Teva’s primary operational interface with the assigned external manufacturing partners. The role is responsible for products generating enterprise-critical revenue impact.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

• Own cross functional coordination of end-to-end operations activities to deliver reliable patient supply, technology transfer, process validation, regulatory approval, commercial launch, market expansion, and lifecycle changes.
• Establish and oversee internal and external governance frameworks, business processes, performance metrics, and management review programs.
• Ensure alignment across stakeholders by communicating priorities, expectations, and performance outcomes effectively.
• Identify potential business and supplier risks, developing proactive mitigation and contingency strategies.
• Drive resolution of manufacturing delivery and external partner business challenges
• Partner with MS&T to maintain process capability, control strategy, process robustness and COGS improvement.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory to ensure sustainable cGMP compliance, inspection readiness, and effective product quality governance.
• Sponsor complex investigations, cross-site technical improvements, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Engage the culture aligned with Teva Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures
• Identify and create continuous improvement plans for supplier relationships via SRT
• Translate product, supply, and commercial requirements into integrated manufacturing strategies, operating plans, and priorities.
• Establish partnership with BD, Procurement, Sourcing , Launch, Demandand other key stakeholders to ensure operations input to develop and execute long-term supplier strategies, including growth initiatives, portfolio optimization, continuous improvement programs, and supplier transition plans.
• Own integrated engineering, capacity, and capital planning for assigned assets and sponsor major projects required for compliance, reliability, growth, and productivity.
• AOP generation, financial management of budget and COGS reduction for assigned assets.
• Evaluate capacity, sourcing, resilience, and network requirements; serve as external manufacturing SME on Due Diligence teams which provide recommendations for operational or investment decisions.
• Collaborate with Procurement in development of supplier strategy and negotiation approach for ongoing relationships.
• Participate in development of License and Supply Agreements to ensure requirements for effective External Manufacturing oversight for supply continuity are included in the contracts.
• Drive Lean, digital manufacturing, standardization, performance management, and transformation initiatives across assigned external partners.
• Represent external manufacturing operations as SME on internal cross functional teams including but not limited to Product Operation Team, Launch Readiness Team, Alliance Team etc.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement while coaching and developing cross-functional team members.
• Build strong executive-level relationships with external suppliers to enhance manufacturing delivery reliability and long-term value creation.
• Individual coaching and development of cross functional team members
• Other projects and duties as required/assigned

Your Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or related discipline; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive biologics experience in manufacturing, technical operations, engineering, MSAT, supply chain, or related biologics roles.
• 10+ years leadership experience in biologics manufacturing including external manufacturing/CDMO management. Leadership experience includes people leadership, matrix leadership, program leadership, or ownership of major business deliverables.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex cross-functional organizations, programs or projects from strategy through execution, with high energy and bias for action.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, manufacturing science, technology transfer, process validation, quality systems, commercial supply, and product lifecycle management.
• Experience supporting regulatory filings, inspections and launch programs.
• Strong financial and business acumen to balance operational, quality, safety, financial and strategic priorities, including but not limited to COGS, S&OP/IBP, capital investment, and business cases.
• Outstanding collaboration, communication, relationship-building skills and conflict management, with proven ability to influence external partners and stakeholders at all levels and in global multicultural matrix organizations.
• Strong change management capabilities and a track record of driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Travel requirements approximately 25%.

How We’ll Take Care of You

At Teva, better health starts from within, and that includes you. From day one, you’ll be supported with benefits designed to help you thrive in and out of work. This includes generous annual leave, reward plans, flexible working schedules (dependent on role), access to tailored health support, and meaningful ways to give back to the community. When it comes to your career, you’ll be encouraged to explore, evolve, and shape your path. Twist, our one-stop shop for career development platform, gives you access to a wide range of possibilities, from learning programs and short-term projects to opportunities for internal growth. Here, you’ll be part of a culture that empowers you to reach your goals and prioritize your wellbeing every step of the way.

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.